He said the pilot told him 'that was some of the longest minutes of my life.' Holtmann said they used the oxygen masks for about 15 minutes. 'But you are also thinking about all the young men on the plane. 'As a coach, you are obviously thinking of your family,' Holtmann said. Holtmann said he heard players yelling in panic from the back of the plane and that staff members were texting their wives. Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat guards Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics during the first quarter at FTX Arena on October 21. Browse 780 jimmy butler basketball player photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more photos and images. They had planned to take a charter flight Friday, but instead opted to take a bus back to Indianapolis because another plane wouldn't have been available until late Friday afternoon. 780 Jimmy Butler Basketball Player Stock Photos & High-Res Pictures. Hilarious: Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Durant are less than impressed with Kyrie Irving and Jimmy Butler doing the cover for 'A Thousand Miles' by Vanessa Carl. Butler Basketballs Plane Lost Cabin Pressure On Flight Back From New York. Holtmann and the team wound up landing in Pittsburgh shortly after midnight and staying at a local hotel. Butler Bulldogs basketball news, recruiting, scores, predictions, previews. In the span of 10 or 12 minutes, we went from 35,000 feet to 10,000 feet.' 'Then all the oxygen masks came flying down, and the flight attendant told everyone to put the masks on.

'It started to get really cold, and the plane went completely dark,' Holtmann told ESPN. About 25 minutes into the flight, the cabin lights went out, Bulldogs coach Chris Holtmann told ESPN. The charter flight for the Butler men's basketball team lost cabin pressure Thursday night, and some staff members were so afraid that they texted family members, thinking they might never see them again.īutler was flying from New York's LaGuardia Airport to Indianapolis after Thursday's 76-73 loss to St. Hundreds of Athletes Come Together for Annual State Basketball Tournament MaIndiana Athlete, Volunteer Named to Special Olympics USA Team.

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